Frankfurt in WW2 History | World War II Database

24 Aug 1942

Germany

226 British bombers (104 Wellington, 61 Lancaster, 53 Stirling, and 8 Halifax) attacked Frankfurt, Germany; most bombs missed their targets and fell on the villages of Schwalbach and Eschborn; 16 bombers were lost on this mission. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau | CPC]

22 Mar 1944

Germany

RAF bombers attacked Frankfurt, Germany, killing 948 and leaving 120,000 homeless. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau | CPC]

26 Jul 1945

Photo(s) dated 26 Jul 1945

Harry Truman presenting Distinguished Service Medals to Henry Crerar, Arthur Coningham, James Robb, and Francis Guingand, Frankfurt, Germany, 26 Jul 1945

28 Sep 1945

Germany

George Patton was summoned to Frankfurt, Germany by Dwight Eisenhower, who scolded him for repeatedly stirring up controversies and transferred him to the US 15th Army in the rear, which was tasked with compiling a history of the European War. ww2dbase [George Patton | Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau | CPC]

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